Industry day at HCI 2005 - call for participation
One full day of the BCS HCI conference will have a special focus on industry.
The goals of this day are:
- To hear from some of the leaders in HCI ,usability and brand experience within industry;
- To give industrial and commercial organisations and individuals the opportunity to share their work in HCI and usability;
- To give all participants the chance to learn more about and to discuss issues in HCI practice;
- To offer the opportunity to meet specialist suppliers;
- To offer an annual opportunity to network with peers from industry.
Who should contribute?
HCI is concerned with all aspects of the interaction a person has with technology, be it through the brand marketing, the physical hardware, the software interface or the training material. All have a part to play in a holistic approach to HCI. If you work in any of these areas, you may be interested in attending and finding out more or actually contributing.
Contributors with a commercial affiliation may make submissions to the general conference short papers submission category or specifically to Industry Day chair. Contributors can choose to submit an overview and presentation, rather than a formal short paper.
Contributions intended specifically for Industry Day should be submitted to the Industry Day chairs.
Lynne Coventry (lynne.coventry@ncr.com)
Catriona Campbell (catriona@theusabilitycompany.com)
Contributions are particularly encouraged on the following:
- Tools and methods for usability and HCI design in the industrial context; what works and what doesn’t.
- Experiences in design for different user groups e.g. accessibility best practice;
- Research in a commercial setting; acquiring and applying research knowledge
- Results of experience in practice;
- Product evaluations;
- Experience of training people in HCI and usability techniques.
Industry Day submissions should be up to 2 pages long and should be prepared using the format for volume 2 of the conference proceedings. The deadline for submissions is 10th May 2005 Authors of accepted Industry Day submissions will be notified by 24th June 2005. Authors of successful submissions must book attendance before 15th July 2005.